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Episodes from The Moth
American Dreams: Home - The Moth Podcast
As America approaches it's 250th anniversary, we're dedicating our Spring Mainstage season, as well as a special three episode podcast and radio series, to exploring the American dream. Our first episode looked at American Icons, but today, we’re going to look at the concept of Home. We’ve got two stories about how people make a home for themselves in America, how, in their own pursuits of happiness, people create space for themselves, how people live in America, even when it’s difficult. This episode was hosted by Kate Tellers. Storytellers: Heat...
When the World Shifts: The Moth Radio Hour
This Episode originally aired on May 17th, 2022. In this hour, stories of seismic changes and subtle shifts—and the aftershocks left in their path. New perspectives on faith, family, and one's self. This episode is hosted by Brandon Grant, Director of Marketing at The Moth. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media. Storytellers: Marlon James discovers his talent as a junior exorcist. Hannah Brennan learns there is wisdom in her body. While going through a divorce, Tricia Rose Burt finds comf...
Shortcuts: The Moth Podcast
On this week’s episode, two stories about taking shortcuts. Hosted by Dan Kennedy. Storytellers: Lawrence Wood is too honest with his book club. Amanda Egge gets creative in rehab. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Look Away—Or Don’t: The Moth Radio Hour
In this hour, stories of bearing witness and when it's best to look away. Overheard arguments, recording history, and a view nobody asked for. This episode is hosted by Moth Senior Director Kate Tellers. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media. Storytellers: Ali Griswold's view of her neighbors leaves nothing to the imagination. Misha Mehrel's mother re-invents movies by editing their Blockbuster rentals. Madeline Berenson and her fellow "Spice Grannies" intervene in a fight mid-air. Liz Mills is her daring...
You Gone Learn: The Moth Radio Hour
This Episode originally aired on May 3rd, 2022. In this hour, stories of education, illumination, or just being schooled. The lessons learned from communities new and old, on top of a glacier, and from children. This episode is hosted by Moth host Jon Goode. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media. Storytellers: Dan Souza teaches English and learns about Hungarian karaoke. Jen Rubin plans to be spontaneous. Matty Struski learns about resiliency, and slides. Diane Harari learns that piano r...
They Did WHAT: The Moth Podcast
There are so many ways a story can move you - it can make you laugh, can make you cry, can make you rethink your place in the world… but sometimes a story can make you go… what?!?! Are you kidding me?!?! That jerk broke up with you via text?!?! After you catsat for him?!?! So, in this episode, two stories that’ll make you go… they did WHAT?!?! This episode was hosted by Chloe Salmon. Storytellers: Becca L realizes that sometimes it’s better to be alone than to be with someo...
This Should Be A Movie: The Moth Podcast
We're almost at the Oscars, and to celebrate, we have two stories that feel especially cinematic. This episode was hosted by Jodi Powell. Storytellers: Jitesh Jaggi discovers why his father never taught him to drive. Nick Vega’s fake ID business hits an unexpected snag. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Legends: The Moth Radio Hour
In this hour, stories of legends: the people that have left an indelible mark—in our memories or the history books. A steelworker, a Cuban grandmother, and Medgar Evers. This episode is hosted by Moth Director Jodi Powell. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media. Storytellers: Caroline Connolly spends a summer with her grandmother, "the ultimate Cuban matriarch." Stacy Sullivan gains a new appreciation for her father. Marques Celestine contends that Mardi Gras has "never been as much about the what, but the...
Women Up: The Moth Podcast
March is women’s history month, and to honor that, we're sharing two stories of women who faced challenges and … woman-ed up. This episode was hosted by Kate Tellers. Storytellers: Alison Stewart gets through a difficult experience, and meets a hot doctor along the way. Tess Birch guides a group of girls through a zoo. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adch...
Remembering Our Loved Ones Through Story: The Moth Radio Hour
This episode originally aired on April 19th, 2022. In this hour, the people we've loved and lost, their memories preserved in these stories. Mothers, partners, and the colorful residents of a nursing home, with special excerpts from the Moth's audio book. This episode is hosted by Moth Artistic Director, Catherine Burns. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media. Storytellers: Sharon D'Orsie goes on adventures with her aging mother. Adrienne Lotson worries she's not cut out to be a chaplain. Writer Elizabeth G...
I Survived the Unsurvivable | From A Slight Change of Plans
At age nine, poet Javier Zamora began a harrowing 3,000-mile journey from El Salvador to the United States. More than twenty years later, he shared his story, revisiting the fear, endurance, and quiet courage he experienced as a child navigating an unimaginable change. This episode is from A Slight Change of Plans, hosted by cognitive scientist and bestselling author Dr. Maya Shankar. On A Slight Change of Plans, Maya explores how we experience change and provides strategies we can use to better navigate moments of upheaval. Whether it’s a sudden pivot or a slow transformation, each episode reveals ho...
The Deep End: The Moth Radio Hour
In this hour, stories of jumping, or being thrown, in the deep end—figuratively and literally. Leaving the "nest," reptilian co-workers, and a school swimathon. This episode is hosted by Jay Allison, producer of The Moth Radio Hour. Storytellers: Mukosi Shimaka-Mbasu realizes that participating in the Science Fair means talking to strangers. Gary Sizer cares for his mother after her ALS diagnosis. During lockdown, Mytrang Nguyen has to share her office with two lizards. While participating in a swimathon, Clare Wallder follows the adage "slow and steady wins the race."</p...